REF may push players towards open goal

Man searching for money in a maze, as an illustration of the difficulties involved in securing funding through the Research Excellence Framework.

Where now for the REF?

The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should the changes be? Should there be any at all? Is it time to start again? We present five very different views

By Cat Davies

26 September